I’ve added Wikipedia links to the names you may not recognize in this post-Cold War era.

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Russians

In Europe and America, theres a growing feeling of hysteria
Conditioned to respond to all the threats
In the rhetorical speeches of the Soviets
Mr. Krushchev said we will bury you
I dont subscribe to this point of view
It would be such an ignorant thing to do
If the Russians love their children too

How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer‘s deadly toy
There is no monopoly in common sense
On either side of the political fence
We share the same biology
Regardless of ideology
Believe me when I say to you
I hope the Russians love their children too

There is no historical precedent
To put the words in the mouth of the president
Theres no such thing as a winnable war
Its a lie that we dont believe anymoreMr. Reagan says we will protect you
I dont subscribe to this point of view
Believe me when I say to you
I hope the Russians love their children too

We share the same biology
Regardless of ideology
What might save us, me, and you
Is that the Russians love their children too

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Today, the Democratic Capitalist West has a new threat – terrorism. Perhaps Sting could come out with a new song that promotes peace in the 21st-Century?

However, there is one huge difference – as the jihadists have proven countless times, they wouldn’t mind dying just to kill their enemies. They even actively encourage it.

I agree with the original post. I’ve had this song in my head for years and while it applied in the cold war, it doesn’t apply now. The jihadists love their religion and love their idealism far more than they love their children. They will (and do) gladly sacrifice their children for the sake of a world converted to Islam because, of course, to them it’s not a sacrifice — a child who blows himself up in the name of jihad will be rewarded in the afterlife.

These are not the Russians. The Russians were not deluded psychopaths. For the jihadists, it’s Islam for the world or death to the world. The Russians were never willing to destroy the world for the sake of communism.

I think that people like the woman above are the exception, not the rule. my best friend immigrated here because her mother sacraficed herself to spare her children of the schrapnel of the bomb that ened up in her neighboorhood. If that isnt love, i really dont know what is.

True, only totally depraved and deranged hate-filled psychopaths would throw their own offspring in harm’s way to fulfill some misguided philosophy.

However, these exceptions are gradually taking up more and more percentage of the overall population. They may never become the majority (unlike abortion-using liberals who kill 1 million of their own children a month), but even a few is worrying enough.